Britmusicsoulfan

Hi All, There was a positive result to this story. I e-mailed the chap thatnever paid and let him know I was disappointed he chose to leave me anegative, and he told me that he didn't want to tarnish my reputationand would undo the neg if I sent him something over. Two hours later,and the negative feedback is replaced with a positive message. Cheers, BMSF

I do believe the customer is always right, but I'm sure anyone on here who has sold on Ebay has had this happen before. I had a Northern Soul 45 up on eBay for $9.99 or best offer. I was offered $5 + P&P and accepted. The terms are clearly listed as requesting payment within 7 days unless prior arrangements are made. I sent a reminder message after 10 days with no response. I felt I had no choice but to open a non-paying bidder form. He replies and says he paid. There is no PayPal transaction that was made. There was no "view the PayPal transaction on this item" on the sales screen since he didn't pay. I received the fee credit, but the chap e-mails me and said he's going to pay. I wrote back and said it's too late, relisted the item and blocked him as a bidder. I then get an e-mail apologizing for the inconvenience and then get given a negative for not sending the record (according to him, paid but never received record). What a tosser!

Hi everyone, I've been listening to quite a bit out of the Ric-Tic catalog, which has had me wondering... I realize Motown purchased the label, so there's no murky ownership issues like there are with some labels. I would think with Motown being as popular as it is at present that Universal Motown would be all over a release, or is there not enough interest? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks! Tim

Hiya, Record Corner in Balham shut several years ago. Cheers, BMSF

Hi Everyone, Someone on here quite a while ago mentioned they had compiled a CD of the songs not on Ric-Tic relics 1 or 2. Can anyone help with a CD, please? Thank you.

Hiya, I'd check out Soul Brother Records in East Putney. The tube is only a couple of blocks away. Great store (I was there in March). www.soulbrother.com

Hi Everyone, I've got over 1,000 items available in my store, all available with buy it now or best offer. All records have label pics and are visually and play graded. There aren't too many biggies in there, but there is a really nice copy of The Mask-Men & Agents' 1st single! https://shop.ebay.com/merchant/timsmusicshop_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_ipgZ Thanks, everyone!

The O'Jays/I Dig Your Act w/I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today) -- an absolute belter of a double sider. I wish I could find a mint US Bell copy rather than my battered copy. Keep 'em coming!

Tony, Excellent news! Please keep up updated!

Hi everyone, After doing a Google search, I found this rather interesting discussion on Soulful Detroit regarding these labels: https://faac.us/adf/messages/150056/151437.html?1187197236 It sounds like Ace released some of the Maj's garage releases on his labels and licensed them from him, and when he died, they've been trying to work with the family.

Ian, Yes, the label was based out of Fort Worth, Texas. The only reason I'm aware of Major Bill Smith's labels is because I bought a collection of 45s out of Texas that had some (but not a lot) of soul 45s on Charay. The Maj also had a few other labels such as Soft Records and Le Cam (and possibly others). Some of the pairings on those releases are dead strange. There was a release on Le Cam where the A side is a soul funk track, while the flip is some spoken word track about Elvis. The plot thickens!

Hi All, Over the years, I have picked up records on Le Cam, Soft Records and Charay Records, all labels owned by Major Bill Smith out of Dallas, Texas. There are some great Northern Soul tracks, funk tracks, soul ballads, etc., which leads me to my question... Is the ownership of the tapes murky? I'd love to see some of these tracks compiled! Thanks, everyone!

Hi All, I'm fairly new to soul myself, coming of it by way of purchasing a large collection of 45s about 1.5 years ago with tons of amazing Northern Soul, soul, funk, crossovers, etc. I had things from The Temptations, Otis Redding, etc., but prior to this, I listened to loads of 80s/90s British Indie (James, Morrissey, The Smiths, Jesus & Mary Chain, Paul Weller, Milltown Brothers, Inspiral Carpets, Blur, Pulp, Ride, Housemartins, etc., etc.) and still do. I've always tried to listen to music from all sorts of genres. After having my ears opened to all of the great 60s/70s soul out there, it's always interesting for me to go back and listen to all of my other music I have and be able to pick out the soul influences in the 80s/90s indie stuff! Soul Source has been absolutely amazing. Everyone on here has been so inclusive and great about sharing information. Thanks, everyone!

Hi Everyone, I've picked up some records and am trying to figure out a value, as a mate is interested in it. I have seen other titles from The Other Brothers sold, and some are in Manship's book, but not this one. It's Pet Records 73267, a label out of Dallas, Texas. The A side is I'm Gonna Find Love, which is a Northern Soul/uptempo soul track, while B side is A Little Girl (That I Can Call Mine), which is a soul ballad. The record visually grades VG to VG+. The A side plays EX- and plays loud and clear, while B plays VG+ with light background noise on the intro and plays loud! Any help on this one most welcome. Thanks, everyone!

I heard The Demures - Raining Teardrops and was hooked!

I had a record (LP) off of a chap on Ebay 2-3 years ago where it was taking ages and ages, and no record arrived. I kept e-mailing him asking for the status of the record and received no reply. Finally, the record arrived. It arrived in a USED, greasy pizza box! I was absolutely disgusted. I don't even recall any packaging in there, but the record did manage to arrive one piece. Ugh!

Hi Everyone, I was digging through boxes and found a record from 1983 that just says KC with Uptight from Stevie Wonder w/Give It Up. For some reason, I decided to give the Stevie cover a play, and wow, it was a great surprise! It's just a great uptempo version (maybe you could play it out at the right night -- who knows?). It's amazing how records can just knock you for a loop like this!

Hiya, My wife and I were in Memphis last June (2008) and drove to River Records and found it's closed. Not sure what happened!

Major Harris - Instant Message Me Tomorrow

Hi All, I don't know about you, but I've been waiting for the Mirwood releases from Jackie Lee to be released... Ace is coming through with the goods in May (27 May from what I've seen). It includes all of the Mirwood masters except for the duet with Delores Hall. https://diskunion.net/black/ct/detail/54C090406703 1. DO THE TEMPTATION WALK 2. HULLY GULLY 3. YOUR P-E-R-S-O-N-A-L-I-T-Y (ALTERNATE VOCAL TAKE) 4. WOULD YOU BELIEVE 5. THE DUCK (PART 2) 6. HARLEM SHUFFLE 7. THE BOUNCE 8. THE SHOTGUN & THE DUCK 9. OOH HONEY BABY * 10. DON'T BE ASHAMED 11. TRUST ME (ALTERNATE VOCAL TAKE) 12. WHETHER IT'S RIGHT OR WRONG ** 13. A MAN AIN'T NOTHIN' 14. OH, MY DARLIN' 15. THE DUCK 16. LAND OF 1000 DANCES 17. ANYTHING YOU WANT AKA ANY WAY YOU WANT (ALTERNATE VOCAL TAKE) 18. THE NEIGHBORHOOD 19. YOU'RE EVERYTHING 20. SEND FOR ME, I'LL BE THERE * 21. BABY, I'M SATISFIED (EXTENDED VERSION) ** 22. DO YOU LOVE ME 23. LET YOUR CONSCIENCE BE YOUR GUIDE 24. EVERYBODY JERK 25. DANCIN' IN THE STREET 26. TRY MY METHOD 27. TREAT HER RIGHT 28. TIN PAN ALLEY Enjoy, everyone!

The Upsetter, Cheers for this! Most excellent news. Tim

Disc 1 alone has 12 unreleased tracks out of the 24 tracks on the disc....

Hi All, I'm currently listening to and really enjoying the first installment of RCA - Rare, Collectible and Soulful. I have to get volume II yet, but will soon. Is anyone aware of any plans for a volume 3 or any more collection of soul on RCA? Many thanks, everyone!

Hi All, Here is a link to my current listings. I am adding about 20 titles per day during the week and about 50 a day on weekends. There are loads of original 60s, 70s, northern soul, crossovers and funk 45s being listed. All of them (except the ones in the Ebay store section) are all 7-day auctions with a $9.99 start and no reserve. There are some great bits in here: https://shop.ebay.com/merchant/timsmusicshop Help me pay the tax man next week by purchasing these. Many thanks, BritMusicSoulFan (Tim)

Hi All, I didn't look and see the other thread for this. Moderators, feel free to roll this into the lookbacks section. Many thanks, BritMusicSoulFan